The American Katrina Holte lives financially dependent on her husband - voluntarily.
The 30-year-old quit her job in order to be able to devote herself entirely to her husband and the household.
Your life plan is based on the values and rules of the 1950s.
Nevertheless, she believes she has an equal relationship.
Oregon - At 30 years old, Katrina Holte belongs to Generation "Y".
It is pronounced like the English word "why".
A generation that is said to question everything, that is considered to be well educated, prefers to work in teams and advocates flat hierarchies.
But Holmes, who comes from the US state of Oregon, doesn't want to be a modern woman.
Exhausted from her job in payroll and after three years of happy marriage, she decides in 2018 to simply turn back time in order to be able to live like a housewife in the 1950s.
In addition, she adapts her appearance and also the house to the look and
feel of the 50s
.
Powdered white complexion, red lips, wavy hairstyle, pearl earrings and self-sewn dresses with knee-length skirted skirts and a narrow waist: Katrina Holte was visually transformed.
The front yard and rooms of her Hillsboro house are also getting a decade-appropriate makeover.
Dainty upholstered armchairs on beechwood legs and kidney tables in the living room.
Chairs with washable vinyl covers on metal frames and pastel colors in the kitchen - a walk through the couple's home becomes a journey through time.
Cleaning, ironing, cooking - Katrina Holmes calls it "dream life"
When her husband, Lars, an engineer, who is two years younger than her, comes home from work in the evening, the food is already on the table for him, the
house is freshly cleaned
and Katrina has been spruced up from head to toe - ready to give her husband full attention and to take care of him.
Katrina's day starts at 6:30 am.
Before she even puts out Lars' clothes, she prepares breakfast for him and packs his lunch.
As soon as Lars is out of the house, she starts with the housework: “I then spend a good hour washing, dusting and sweeping the laundry.
I make sure that everything stays in place, ”she said in an interview with the New York Post.
Woman quits job to 'spoil husband' like a 1950s housewife https://t.co/av00quZMyM pic.twitter.com/6Rnfdy6tku
- New York Post (@nypost) September 30, 2019
“I have the feeling that I live the way I always wanted to.
It's my dream life and my husband shares my vision, ”says Katrina Holte, while a Doris Day song is playing on the record player in the background, as the newspaper reports.
“It's a lot of work.
I have tons of dishes to do, laundry and ironing, but I love it and it helps me take care of my husband and that makes me really happy. "
Her life in the style of the 1950s seems to give the 30-year-old support in times that she feels as insecure and morally decrepit.
“I agree with old-fashioned values like being a housewife, looking after the family, looking after the people in her, and keeping the house in good shape so everyone is comfortable.” She longs for one past era
when neighbors were still neighborly
: “The people I speak to who lived through this era say it was a time when you could leave your door unlocked and not have to worry about someone breaking in ", she says.
"Today people have forgotten how to talk to people they disagree with, and they have lost all manners."
Happy despite being financially dependent on her husband
Of course, she asked her husband Lars' permission before she left her professional life.
By selling her handmade clothes online, the hobby tailor contributes at least a little something to the household budget.
"I talked to my husband and told him I wanted to be a housewife and he said he was fine with that," the New York Post quoted her as saying.
“It was a fantastic feeling when I quit.
I can now do what I want and run my house the way I want.
I'm a
full-time housewife
now
. ”And judging by the glow in her eyes, a happy one at that.